SUMMER at PELA

Summer was a BLAST at PELA!

Good-bye Summer, hello Fall! The leaves are changing and the weather is looking more like the Portland everyone knows and loves. We had some exciting events and celebrations this Summer, but we are looking forward to some fun Fall activities this year!

Looking Back...

PELA students spent the summer outdoors at festivals and street fairs, soaking up the sun and taking in what local artists have to offer. Students and teachers even started up a meet-up group for those interested in learning the games of "go" and "chess!" As always, summer was an eventful time at PELA.

From left to right: students and teachers visit the Belmont street fair, students and alumni hang out during the PELA barbecue, teacher Fritz tutors a student in the complex game of chess.

PELA's Annual Barbecue

PELA’s most popular event of the year remains our most highly attended event! It was a great day for teachers, current and former students, friends, and family to enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs, sports, and games. PELA’s barbeque brings students together for some fun in the sun every year!

What students are saying about PELA:

"A perfect English School to Learn English, located in a good and safe environment. It was the perfect experience for my life."

- Jacques, Brazil

The Great American Eclipse... at PELA!

We used a colander for a camera obscura.

Students were amazed!

It has been 99 years since the last total solar eclipse could be seen from the U.S. and our students were lucky to be here this year! With special solar eclipse glasses, we were able to watch the moon cover the sun and see the sky get dark in the middle of the day. Some classes made camera obscura to see how the sun's projected light changed from a circle to a crescent. In Portland, we had 92% totality! See more photos on our Facebook page!

Ready for action!

Yes, it gets darker during an eclipse!

Happy Birthday!

As always, we celebrated summer student birthdays! We even had some students surprise our teachers for their summer birthdays!

Teacher Devon and the PELA… porpoise?

Students surprised Conversation Group Teacher Hailey with a surprise party!

Celebrating August birthdays with our students!

End of Term HAPPY HOUR!

Our end of term Happy Hour event has been growing every month! We encourage new students to attend this event so they can meet classmates before the term begins. It’s also a nice way to say good-bye to students who are leaving.

October 2017 9/25/17-10/20/17

The annualPELA BBQ is on Thursday, August 10thPELA's Birthday Party September 28thFRIGHTTOWN haunted house trip is on Thursday, October 19thNew Student Oriention on Friday, October 20thLast day to pay for November term is on Friday, October 20thEnd of term Happy Hour is on Friday, October 20thPELA Halloween Party will be next term, on October 31st!

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH AND HONOR ROLL

August 2017 Students of the Month areNancy from Taiwan and Hiro from Japan.

September 2017 Students of the Month areMaria from Venezuela and Mohammed from Saudi Arabia.

Honor Roll is awarded to students who receive a GPA of 3.75 or higher for the term.